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New California program to make clean cars affordable for lower-income residents

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The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, run by the Oakland-based nonprofit Beneficial State Foundation, was launched with a $5-million CARB grant. The California Air Resources Board announced a new statewide grant and loan program to help lower-income consumers across California get into the cleanest new and used cars on the market.

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California Energy Commission awards nearly $5M to encourage natural gas-powered buses and trucks

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million to help public and private fleet operators as well as individual consumers afford new alternative-fueled passenger vehicles and medium- and heavy-duty buses and trucks. Oakland) is awarded a total of $380,000 in incentives for 25 vehicles manufactured by Tiffany Coachworks, Perris, California. West Coast Bus Sales, Inc.

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Uber reports success with Tesla rental program after 1 year

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Trips completed by Hertz Tesla vehicles in San Francisco and Oakland during the weeks of November 21, 2021, and May 22, 2022, respectively. 95% of drivers had never driven an EV before entering the program, and 77% now believe they will either stay with the program or purchase an electric vehicle. In turn, the program has prevented 19.9k

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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The supplement also adds the Fresno metro area as a focus for community charging investments; outlines an education and outreach proposal targeted at the unique barriers to ZEV use in low-income and disadvantaged communities; and presents a new strategy to explore the use of more affordable pre-owned ZEVs. The supplement adds a sixth: Fresno.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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WhatÂťs more, businesses can also afford to spend a little more on their vehicles until the cost of the technology falls. Our customers purchase their vehicles on spreadsheets,Âť Waters explained. ÂťWe We offer them a spreadsheet solution that saves them thousands of dollars per vehicle per year.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Put simply, this little-known upstart has accelerated ahead of its much bigger rivals in the race to build an affordable electric car. " BYD can afford to hire lots of them because their salaries are only about $600 to $700 a month; they also get subsidized housing in company-owned apartment complexes and low-cost meals in BYD canteens.

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